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Borough President Adams joined volunteers from the Bedford-
Stuyvesant Lions Club, Brooklyn Nets, National Grid, Target, and
Radio 103.9 to distribute thousands of pounds of Thanksgiving
trimmings to Brooklynites in need during the holiday season.
Borough President’s offi ce / Eugene Resnick
Borough President Adams prepared to “take the plunge” at the
115th annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island
Beach, an event organized by the Coney Island Polar Bear Club.
Adams dove in to celebrate the fi rst New Year’s Day that he and
his mother were diabetes-free. Borough President’s offi ce / Stefan Ringel
Borough President Adams joined Mayor’s Offi ce of Immigrant
Affairs Commissioner Bitta Mostofi , third from left; New York
City Commission on Human Rights Chair Carmelyn P. Malalis, far
left; and other Diwali celebrants at Borough Hall’s fi rst-ever event
commemorating the traditional Hindu festival of lights.
Borough President’s offi ce / Stefan Ringel
Borough President Adams sponsored Brooklyn Nets tickets for a
few deserving students as part of the team’s celebration of Dominican
Heritage Month at Barclays Center.
Borough President’s offi ce / Denise Felipe-Adams
Borough President Adams spoke with excited student activists
at PS 130 The Parkside School in Windsor Terrace during the announcement
that public schools will soon institute Meatless Mondays
— offering all-vegetarian breakfast and lunch menus every
Monday — an initiative made possible through the advocacy of
his administration. Borough President’s offi ce / Erica Krodman
Borough President Adams stood with NYPD First Deputy Commissioner
Benjamin Tucker, right, and a rep from the NYPD Explorers
alongside the parents of fallen 15-year-old NYPD Explorer Lesandro
“Junior” Guzman-Feliz, who was gunned down in the the Bronx by
members of a local gang, to present a posthumous award to Junior’s
family in his memory. Borough President’s offi ce / Erica Krodman
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